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Cape Coast Castle
The most visited monument of the transatlantic slave trade — a whitewashed fortress on the Atlantic coast of…
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Ghana
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Elmina Castle
Portugal's 1482 fortress on Ghana's coast became the oldest European building in Sub-Saharan Africa and a major hub…
Palace
Fort Amsterdam, Ghana
A former slave fort in Ghana's Central Region, built by the English in 1638, captured by the Dutch…
Palace
Fort Amsterdam, Ghana
A fortified trading post on Ghana's coast, Fort Amsterdam shifted between English, Dutch and British control and played…
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Fort Batenstein
A Dutch trading fort established in 1656 near Butre, Ghana, where the Treaty of Butre was signed. Ceded…
Palace
Fort Coenraadsburg
A small Portuguese fort opposite Elmina Castle, Fort Coenraadsburg guarded the slave trade and gold commerce on Ghana's…
Palace
Fort Goede Hoop, Ghana
A Dutch colonial fort built in 1667 at Senya Beraku, Ghana—the last Dutch stronghold on the Gold Coast…
Palace
Fort Metal Cross
A coastal military structure on Ghana's Western Region promontory, Fort Metal Cross testifies to Atlantic trade and the…
Palace
Fort Patience
A Dutch-built fort from 1697 in Apam, Ghana, serving as trading post and fortification. Now part of UNESCO's…
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